Report: Carson Wentz has fracture in back, will not need surgery

The Eagles’ medical staff discovered the fracture after Wentz went through a battery of tests, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. Wentz had been having CT scans on his back throughout the season, but the fracture was just revealed.

The injury will reportedly not require surgery, but it is unclear whether Wentz will be able to return this year. He is not expected to play on Sunday against the Rams.

A fracture in the back is certainly not a good thing, although quarterbacks have suffered such injuries without missing much time in the past. Derek Carr missed just one game after suffering a fracture in his back last year, and Tony Romo and Cam Newton have suffered fractures in their back and missed only one game as well.

But if the Eagles lose on Sunday they’re likely out of the playoffs, and it probably wouldn’t make much sense to risk further injury to Wentz, the franchise quarterback whose durability is becoming a concern.

As we saw recently with the terrible complications besetting Alex Smith, these guys are in dangerous line of work. Health matters more than anything else so I am hoping that Carson gets the rest and care he needs to come back at 100 percent.

Makes me nervous to hear that – I think back to how many times Andrew Luck “didn’t need surgery” and how painfully long that dragged out.

Wentz has more than 2 months plus the full offseason available. They should do whatever will heal him best, not just what keeps him out of the headlines best. His starting job isn’t at risk, but his longevity is if they don’t do this right.

And I say this as a Cowboys fan. He has big potential and the team shouldn’t cut corners on it.

That settles it. No point in putting the franchise QB out there with a fracture in his back!

At this point you don’t really know if he IS the franchise QB.
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Dude, that’s ridiculous. Of course he is. The only way that gets questioned is if Nick comes in, balls out and wins another Super Bowl MVP. If that happens there will be a legit question about keeping Wentz. Anything else is laughably dumb.

kevines255 says:
December 13, 2018 at 1:22 pm
So if Foles comes in and leads them to the playoffs, what do they do at QB?
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He cannot and you will never find out. Dallas beats the Colts this week and it’s over.

Wentz played all 16 games his rookie year. His second year he played 12 games and would have been the MVP hands down. This year it took until the 4th game to return from the 2017 injury. Wentz is still top 4 in the league with completion rate 70%. Wentz has a 102.1 overall QB RATING that puts him in top 5. This is with a hairline fracture in his back. Hopefully all goes well!

Wentz has padded stats and disappears against good teams. He/Pederson run the score up on baaaaad teams.

He was anointed before ever proving anything and has been hurt all three seasons as an Eagle. He was better than average his rookie year, really good (against a weak schedule) his second year and mediocre his third year. Don’t give his nonsense stats either. He was replaced seamlessly by Nick Foles, a dude who didn’t even want to play football anymore, last season.

Wins and losses are what count. He had plenty of opportunities at the ends of games this season to pull out a win and failed every time.

25 years old. Bad back. Bad knee. Roseman’s gonna give him a mint and it’s going to blow up in their face.

Wentz has been getting CT scans on his back throughout the season??? CT scans use X-rays and getting 13 scans has a lot or radiation exposure. This suggests that he has had this problem all season long…you don’t do one without good cause!

That settles it. No point in putting the franchise QB out there with a fracture in his back!

At this point you don’t really know if he IS the franchise QB.
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Dude, that’s ridiculous. Of course he is. The only way that gets questioned is if Nick comes in, balls out and wins another Super Bowl MVP. If that happens there will be a legit question about keeping Wentz. Anything else is laughably dumb.
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I love how everyone is wanting old Foles to somehow roll back the years and become a young QB worthy of more than being a back up. I love Foles but Wentz is in his 20’s and the Eagles may benefit now because he won’t get a max contract. The ACL with LCL takes two years btw and look how well he played. I like many other sane fans know this is Foles last ride no matter what happens.

chumpley says:
December 13, 2018 at 1:06 pm
Tony Romo may have came back after one game initially, but that back injury eventually ended his career
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Chumpley, this is NOT an accurate statement! Jason (I really want to be a HC) Garrett, is the one who shut Tony Romo down!! Tony wanted an open competition between he and Dak, after he fully recovered. Jason Garrett REFUSED, as he thought a 4th rd. draft pick was better than Romo…lol So, we get a bye, go 13-3 and are 1 and done in the Pos!!!! Dak did NOT have the experience to go toe-to-toe with AR. He should have been benched, when we were down 18 pts, and Tony put in, but Garrett’s ego would not allow such!! For the

LOL. The team releasee a statement calling Wentz the best young QB on the league. I think Mahomes, Watson, and Goff have something to say about that. Maybe even Josh Allen. He’s better than Josh Rosen and Sam Darnold though. Got to give him that.